Today’s #kanji is 対, which is listed under the radical of #スン（寸）. 対 used to be written as 對, which is a compound ideograph made of 丵(a thick growth of plants) + 口 (words) + 寸 (ordinance).
Meaning: to respond, to face, a pair
Reading: タイ、ツイ
対（タイ）: versus, against; to, etc.
対応（タイオウ）する: to correspond to, to be equivalent to; to tackle, to deal with, to address
対角（タイカク）線（セン）: a diagonal line
対決（タイケツ）する: to confront, to have a showdown
対策（タイサク）: a measure, a step, a countermeasure
対象（タイショウ）: an object, a subject, a target
対立（タイリツ）する: to be opposed to (each other), to confront
絶対（ゼッタイ）: absoluteness
反対（ハンタイ）: opposition, resistance, objection; the opposite, the contrary, the other
対（ツイ）: a pair, a couple, a brace; a companion (to …)
対句（ツイク）: an antithesis, a couplet
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- すん
対
寺
